Comments on: A quiet, gentle moment during Rolling Thunder http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043 The oldest political news site on the Internet Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ECT. http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49394 ECT. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49394 EileensHoot A great and touching write Doug...thanks for sharing. EileensHoot

A great and touching write Doug…thanks for sharing.

]]> By: colocritic http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49396 colocritic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49396 Beautiful! What a heart warming story. I have tears running down my face, too. Thanks for sharing, Doug! colorcritic Beautiful! What a heart warming story. I have tears running down my face, too. Thanks for sharing, Doug!

colorcritic

]]> By: woody188 http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49400 woody188 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49400 Nice story. Just wonder how everyone knew that woman was Vietnamese? I have Thai, Cambodian, and Laotian neighbors and I can't hardly tell the difference between them. They tried to tell me what to look for but like I found out when I took Mandarin, it's all Asian to me. The older fellas need to explain to those younger pups just why they prefer hogs to metrics. I wouldn't trade my Sportster for 10 metric sport bikes. Nice story. Just wonder how everyone knew that woman was Vietnamese?

I have Thai, Cambodian, and Laotian neighbors and I can’t hardly tell the difference between them. They tried to tell me what to look for but like I found out when I took Mandarin, it’s all Asian to me.

The older fellas need to explain to those younger pups just why they prefer hogs to metrics. I wouldn’t trade my Sportster for 10 metric sport bikes.

]]> By: jtoole http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49404 jtoole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49404 It was a reasonable assumption from Mr. Thompson but the nationality of the woman really doesn't matter. She said "Thank You". I too attended Rolling Thunder this year, my first time there. The ride in the parade was a huge mix of emotion - one second pure and powerful elation and the next second tears and an equally powerful lump in my throat. The excitement of the croud reaching out for "high fives", the signs saying "Thank You", the marine holding his salute for nearly 3-1/2 hours as the whole procession passed, and the deep commitment from everyone involved - I've never seen anything like it! I especially remember the elderly gentleman in the WWII-era Army uniform, in a wheelchair and oxygen canula, waving the Flag and mouthing the words "Thank You". No Sir, Thank You! This man is one of the giants whose shoulders we all stand upon - no matter when we served! It was a reasonable assumption from Mr. Thompson but the nationality of the woman really doesn’t matter. She said “Thank You”.
I too attended Rolling Thunder this year, my first time there. The ride in the parade was a huge mix of emotion – one second pure and powerful elation and the next second tears and an equally powerful lump in my throat. The excitement of the croud reaching out for “high fives”, the signs saying “Thank You”, the marine holding his salute for nearly 3-1/2 hours as the whole procession passed, and the deep commitment from everyone involved – I’ve never seen anything like it! I especially remember the elderly gentleman in the WWII-era Army uniform, in a wheelchair and oxygen canula, waving the Flag and mouthing the words “Thank You”. No Sir, Thank You! This man is one of the giants whose shoulders we all stand upon – no matter when we served!

]]> By: bryan mcclellan http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49408 bryan mcclellan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49408 Rest assured Doug, there were, and still are, many at both ends of the spectrum given to the commitment that communism and despotism have no further reach.I walked among those seekers years ago and the road is still stretching far ahead of me as empathy for those who have never tasted liberty continues to tear me asunder. Alas their intent (pols) had nothing to do with the freedom seeking Vietnamese or the sad refrain of the families that welcomed home their men draped in flags, or those that they find so convenient to ignore, that had no remains to mourn. To echo one more time a question and a theme that is a pox on our foreign policy; Do we get to win this time? Someday if we ever find our compass, war and it's cost, versus the inevitable results will be measured, lest we heighten our ignorance further. ...POW/MIA...You are not forgotten! Rest assured Doug, there were, and still are, many at both ends of the spectrum given to the commitment that communism and despotism have no further reach.I walked among those seekers years ago and the road is still stretching far ahead of me as empathy for those who have never tasted liberty continues to tear me asunder.

Alas their intent (pols) had nothing to do with the freedom seeking Vietnamese or the sad refrain of the families that welcomed home their men draped in flags,
or those that they find so convenient to ignore,
that had no remains to mourn.

To echo one more time a question and a theme that is a pox on our foreign policy;

Do we get to win this time?

Someday if we ever find our compass, war and it’s cost, versus the inevitable results will be measured, lest we heighten our ignorance further.

…POW/MIA…You are not forgotten!

]]> By: Walter F. Wouk http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49433 Walter F. Wouk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49433 "Unlike Vietnam, we did not take sides in an existing civil war." Not quite true Doug. The U.S. was instrumental in creating the puppet government known as South Vietnam; and the U.S. was instrumental in escalating the conflict for year after bloody "frackin'" year. Like Iraq, The U.S. had the power to kill the Vietnamese people, but we didn't have the power to control the Vietnamese people. The primary difference is: in Vietnam we didn't wage war on their culture. For the record I was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent a portion of 1965 and 1966 in Vietnam. No one in the anti-war movement ever spit on me -- however the local America Legion crew made it clear that I wasn't welcome in their pub because I had not served in a "real war." “Unlike Vietnam, we did not take sides in an existing civil war.”

Not quite true Doug. The U.S. was instrumental in creating the puppet government known as South Vietnam; and the U.S. was instrumental in escalating the conflict for year after bloody “frackin’” year.

Like Iraq, The U.S. had the power to kill the Vietnamese people, but we didn’t have the power to control the Vietnamese people.

The primary difference is: in Vietnam we didn’t wage war on their culture.

For the record I was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent a portion of 1965 and 1966 in Vietnam. No one in the anti-war movement ever spit on me — however the local America Legion crew made it clear that I wasn’t welcome in their pub because I had not served in a “real war.”

]]> By: Doug Thompson http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49439 Doug Thompson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49439 <p>Conflict between the north and south dates back to 1945 when Vietnam was split with the Chinese controlling the North and the Brits the South.  France joined the fray in 1950 and the U.S. sent in troops and advisors to help the French.  The civil war was raging when we got there.</p> Conflict between the north and south dates back to 1945 when Vietnam was split with the Chinese controlling the North and the Brits the South.  France joined the fray in 1950 and the U.S. sent in troops and advisors to help the French.  The civil war was raging when we got there.

]]> By: neondog http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18043/comment-page-1#comment-49500 neondog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49500 Can't say I miss those Rolling Thunder\Whitehouse photos ops with George Bush and Artie Muller. The implicit message from the Bush Whitehouse was that Rolling Thunder and other Real Americans support Bush's Iraq policy. Can’t say I miss those Rolling Thunder\Whitehouse photos ops with George Bush and Artie Muller. The implicit message from the Bush Whitehouse was that Rolling Thunder and other Real Americans support Bush’s Iraq policy.

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